Nikola Tesla MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Where was Nikola Tesla born?

1. Croatia
2. Serbia
3. Austria
4. Hungary

2. Where did Nikola Tesla die?

1. New York City
2. Paris
3. London
4. Prague

3. In which year did Tesla pass away?

1. 1940
2. 1943
3. 1945
4. 1950

4. What was Tesla's nationality by birth?

1. Serbian
2. Croatian
3. Austrian
4. Bosnian

5. Tesla famously lit the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair using what?

1. Direct current power
2. Alternating current power
3. Solar energy
4. Geothermal power

6. Which of the following inventions is credited to Nikola Tesla?

1. The phonograph
2. The electric motor
3. The airplane
4. The light bulb

7. What did Tesla envision building to harness global energy?

1. A nuclear reactor
2. A worldwide energy grid
3. A tower for wireless energy transmission
4. A solar farm

8. What was the name of Tesla’s experimental wireless power transmission tower?

1. Wardenclyffe Tower
2. Tesla Tower
3. Westinghouse Tower
4. Edison Tower

9. Tesla had a photographic memory. What is this ability called?

1. Eidetic memory
2. Hyperthymesia
3. Savant syndrome
4. Enhanced recall

10. Which company helped Tesla implement his AC system?

1. General Electric
2. Westinghouse Electric
3. Siemens
4. Tesla Inc.

11. What phenomenon did Tesla discover in 1891?

1. X-rays
2. Radioactivity
3. The photoelectric effect
4. Cosmic rays

12. In which year was Nikola Tesla born?

1. 1854
2. 1856
3. 1860
4. 1862

13. Tesla’s oscillators were primarily designed for what purpose?

1. Power generation
2. Earthquake simulation
3. Wireless communication
4. Space exploration

14. Tesla’s concept of a “death ray” was also called what?

1. Particle beam weapon
2. Laser gun
3. Electromagnetic pulse device
4. Ion cannon

15. Tesla’s AC system was used in the construction of which iconic landmark?

1. Eiffel Tower
2. Hoover Dam
3. Niagara Falls Power Plant
4. Empire State Building